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In ancient stellar nurseries, some stars are born of fluffy clouds Observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud: insights into star formation in early-universe-like environments

Post‐doctoral Fellow Kazuki Tokuda

Faculty of Science

2025.02.20

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Beyond 5G, accelerating the world of ultra-high-speed optical data transmission Researchers develop a new ultrahigh-speed optical modulator that can operate at more than 10 times the speed of current devices

Professor Shiyoshi Yokoyama

Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering

2025.01.07

Research ResultsMath & DataTechnology

Unlocking the ‘black box’: scientists reveal AI’s hidden thoughts Researchers introduce a new method to assess how deep neural networks interpret information, ensuring its reliability and robustness for real-world applications.

Associate Professor Danilo Vasconcellos Vargas

Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering

2024.12.12

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Microwaving waste cooking oil into useful chemicals Researchers develop a zeolite catalyst that can be heated up using microwaves to speed up the conversion of fatty acid esters to olefins

Associate Professor Shuntaro Tsubaki

Faculty of Agriculture

2024.09.09

Research ResultsLife & HealthTechnology

Charting super-colorful brain wiring using an AI's super-human eye Researchers develop QDyeFinder, an AI pipeline capable of untangling and reconstructing the brain’s dense neuronal networks

Professor Takeshi Imai

Faculty of Medical Sciences

2024.06.25

Research ResultsLife & HealthTechnology

AI’s ability to detect tumor cells could be key to more accurate bone cancer prognoses Researchers have developed a new machine-learning model that can precisely make prognosis predictions for patients with osteosarcoma, based on the density of viable tumor cells post-treatment.

Lecturer Makoto Endo

Kyushu University Hospital

2024.04.02

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Storing electrons from hydrogen for clean chemical reactions Researchers engineer a compound that can store electrons from hydrogen at room temperature and release them in useful chemical reactions 2024.03.29

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New adhesive tape picks up and sticks down 2D materials as easily as child’s play Researchers create UV-sensitive tape that can transfer 2D materials like graphene in an easier, cheaper and less-damaging way. 2024.02.09

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Machine learning method speeds up discovery of green energy materials Researchers ditch “trial and error” and turn to machine learning to identify two uniquely structured proton-conducting oxides – a key material needed in hydrogen fuel cells.

Professor Yoshihiro Yamazaki

Kyushu University Platform of Inter/Transdisciplinary Energy Research (Q-PIT)

2024.01.18

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Unveiling Japan's ancient practice of cranial modification: The case of the Hirota people in Tanegashima An international team of researchers report that the Hirota people, who lived on the southern Japanese island of Tanegashima between the late Yayoi period to the Kofun period (3rd to 7th century CE), practiced cranial modification. 2023.08.17

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A bright future in eco-friendly light devices, just add dendrimers, cellulose, and graphene Researchers from Japan and Germany have developed a new eco-friendly, and long-lasting light-emitting electrochemical cell using dendrimers combined with biomass derived cellulose acetate as the electrolyte and a graphene electrode 2023.07.07

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Probe where the protons go to develop better fuel cells Unraveling the innerworkings of solid oxide fuel cells through an integration of computational data and hands on experimentation 2023.03.28

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A safe synthesis of hydrogen peroxide inspired by nature A new homogeneous catalyst enables the safe and direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide 2023.03.09

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An ecofriendly way to convert blue light into UVB Researchers from Japan and Germany develop a new sustainable way to upconvert blue LED light to UVB 2023.01.12

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Small solar flares in large laser bodies Researchers use high-powered lasers to make small solar flares to study magnetic reconnection 2022.12.08

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3D flora and fauna at your fingertips Repository of over 1,400 highly detailed 3D models of animals and plants captured with ‘Bio-photogrammetry’ publicly available 2022.10.25

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Scientists count electric charges in a single catalyst nanoparticle down to the electron Tenfold improvement in the sensitivity of electron holography reveals the net charge in a single platinum nanoparticle with a precision of just one electron, providing fundamental information for developing future catalysts 2022.10.14

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A little strain goes a long way in reducing fuel cell performance Small changes in crystal structure at the interface between materials in ceramic fuel cells linked to drastic changes in conductivity that must be overcome to improve performance 2022.09.09

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Small molecules, giant (surface) potential Researchers create organic molecules that spontaneously align on a surface to generate controlled electric fields that could improve OLED performance and lead to new devices 2022.08.26

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Digging through patents to make mining greener Researchers identify R&D strategies for greener tech in the mining sector 2022.08.24